Building Footprint Extraction for the USA¶

Install package¶

To use the geoai-py package, ensure it is installed in your environment. Uncomment the command below if needed.

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# %pip install geoai-py

# %pip install geoai-py

Import libraries¶

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import geoai

import geoai

Download sample data¶

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raster_url = (
    "https://huggingface.co/datasets/giswqs/geospatial/resolve/main/naip_train.tif"
)
vector_url = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/giswqs/geospatial/resolve/main/naip_train_buildings.geojson"

raster_url = ( "https://huggingface.co/datasets/giswqs/geospatial/resolve/main/naip_train.tif" ) vector_url = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/giswqs/geospatial/resolve/main/naip_train_buildings.geojson"

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raster_path = geoai.download_file(raster_url)

raster_path = geoai.download_file(raster_url)

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vector_path = geoai.download_file(vector_url)

vector_path = geoai.download_file(vector_url)

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Initialize building footprint extraction pretrained model¶

The pretained model is adapted from the Esri building footprint extraction model for the USA. Credits to Esri for the model.

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extractor = geoai.BuildingFootprintExtractor()

extractor = geoai.BuildingFootprintExtractor()

Model path not specified, downloading from Hugging Face...

Model downloaded to: /home/runner/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--giswqs--geoai/snapshots/f9c3c385b3848cff79f130ae823aeeba0fa8457f/building_footprints_usa.pth
Model loaded successfully

Extract building footprints¶

Option 1: Extract building footprints as raster¶

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mask_path = extractor.save_masks_as_geotiff(
    raster_path=raster_path,
    output_path="building_masks.tif",
    confidence_threshold=0.5,
    mask_threshold=0.5,
)

mask_path = extractor.save_masks_as_geotiff( raster_path=raster_path, output_path="building_masks.tif", confidence_threshold=0.5, mask_threshold=0.5, )

Processing masks with parameters:
- Confidence threshold: 0.5
- Chip size: (512, 512)
- Mask threshold: 0.5
Dataset initialized with 3 rows and 7 columns of chips
Image dimensions: 2503 x 1126 pixels
Chip size: 512 x 512 pixels
Overlap: 25.0% (stride_x=384, stride_y=384)
CRS: EPSG:26911

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Object masks saved to building_masks.tif

Convert raster to vector

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gdf = extractor.masks_to_vector(
    mask_path=mask_path,
    output_path="building_masks.geojson",
    simplify_tolerance=1.0,
)

gdf = extractor.masks_to_vector( mask_path=mask_path, output_path="building_masks.geojson", simplify_tolerance=1.0, )

Converting mask to GeoJSON with parameters:
- Mask threshold: 0.5
- Min object area: 100
- Max object area: None
- Simplify tolerance: 1.0
- NMS IoU threshold: 0.5
- Regularize objects: True
- Angle threshold: 15° from 90°
- Rectangularity threshold: 70.0%
Mask dimensions: (1126, 2503)
Mask value range: 0 to 255
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Created 609 valid polygons

Object count after NMS filtering: 609
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- Min orthogonality: 30.0% of angles
- Min rectangularity: 70.0% of bounding box area

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Regularization completed:
- Total objects: 609
- Rectangular objects: 609 (100.0%)
- Other regularized objects: 0 (0.0%)
- Unmodified objects: 0 (0.0%)
Saved 609 objects to building_masks.geojson

Option 2: Extract building footprints as vector¶

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output_path = "naip_buildings.geojson"
gdf = extractor.process_raster(
    raster_path,
    output_path="buildings.geojson",
    batch_size=4,
    confidence_threshold=0.5,
    overlap=0.25,
    nms_iou_threshold=0.5,
    min_object_area=100,
    max_object_area=None,
    mask_threshold=0.5,
    simplify_tolerance=1.0,
)

output_path = "naip_buildings.geojson" gdf = extractor.process_raster( raster_path, output_path="buildings.geojson", batch_size=4, confidence_threshold=0.5, overlap=0.25, nms_iou_threshold=0.5, min_object_area=100, max_object_area=None, mask_threshold=0.5, simplify_tolerance=1.0, )

Processing with parameters:
- Confidence threshold: 0.5
- Tile overlap: 0.25
- Chip size: (512, 512)
- NMS IoU threshold: 0.5
- Mask threshold: 0.5
- Min object area: 100
- Max object area: None
- Simplify tolerance: 1.0
- Filter edge objects: True
- Edge buffer size: 20 pixels
Dataset initialized with 3 rows and 7 columns of chips
Image dimensions: 2503 x 1126 pixels
Chip size: 512 x 512 pixels
Overlap: 25.0% (stride_x=384, stride_y=384)
CRS: EPSG:26911

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Objects before filtering: 711
Objects after filtering: 711
Saved 711 objects to buildings.geojson

Regularize building footprints¶

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gdf_regularized = extractor.regularize_buildings(
    gdf=gdf,
    min_area=100,
    angle_threshold=15,
    orthogonality_threshold=0.3,
    rectangularity_threshold=0.7,
)

gdf_regularized = extractor.regularize_buildings( gdf=gdf, min_area=100, angle_threshold=15, orthogonality_threshold=0.3, rectangularity_threshold=0.7, )

Regularizing 711 objects...
- Angle threshold: 15° from 90°
- Min orthogonality: 30.0% of angles
- Min rectangularity: 70.0% of bounding box area

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Regularization completed:
- Total objects: 711
- Rectangular objects: 664 (93.4%)
- Other regularized objects: 0 (0.0%)
- Unmodified objects: 47 (6.6%)

Visualize building footprints¶

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gdf.head()

gdf.head()

Out[11]:

	geometry	confidence	class
991	POLYGON ((455092.8 5277652.2, 455092.2 5277651...	0.988162	1
957	POLYGON ((455041.2 5277874.2, 455041.2 5277866...	0.987419	1
435	POLYGON ((455041.2 5277842.4, 455040.6 5277841...	0.987318	1
469	POLYGON ((455072.4 5277718.2, 455071.8 5277717...	0.986584	1
436	POLYGON ((455003.4 5277738.6, 455002.8 5277738...	0.986499	1

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geoai.view_vector_interactive(
    gdf, column="confidence", layer_name="Building", tiles="Satellite"
)

geoai.view_vector_interactive( gdf, column="confidence", layer_name="Building", tiles="Satellite" )

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geoai.view_vector_interactive(
    gdf, column="confidence", layer_name="Building", tiles=raster_url
)

geoai.view_vector_interactive( gdf, column="confidence", layer_name="Building", tiles=raster_url )

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geoai.view_vector_interactive(
    gdf_regularized, column="confidence", layer_name="Building", tiles=raster_url
)

geoai.view_vector_interactive( gdf_regularized, column="confidence", layer_name="Building", tiles=raster_url )

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extractor.visualize_results(raster_path, gdf, output_path="naip_buildings.png")

extractor.visualize_results(raster_path, gdf, output_path="naip_buildings.png")

Using confidence values (range: 0.51 - 0.99)

Visualization saved to naip_buildings.png

Sample visualization saved to naip_buildings_sample.png

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extractor.visualize_results(
    raster_path, gdf_regularized, output_path="naip_buildings_regularized.png"
)

extractor.visualize_results( raster_path, gdf_regularized, output_path="naip_buildings_regularized.png" )

Using confidence values (range: 0.51 - 0.99)

Visualization saved to naip_buildings_regularized.png

Sample visualization saved to naip_buildings_regularized_sample.png